One-city March Madness leads to more straightforward bracket

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There will be a bit less mystery to the March Madness bracket now that the NCAA selection committee no longer has to adjust matchups for travel concerns. With the entire tournament taking place in the Indianapolis area this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Division I...

Ballard contemplates possibility of Rivers returning to Indy

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard heard the locker room talk. Coach Frank Reich wants Philip Rivers back as the starting quarterback next fall. Two-time All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard wants another chance to get Rivers his missing Super Bowl ring. So do Leonard's...

Castonzo announces retirement after injury-filled season

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Anthony Castonzo first arrived in Indianapolis in 2011, he figured he'd be a short-timer. He wound up starting at left tackle for the next decade. The Colts' longtime offensive line anchor announced his retirement Tuesday, three days after a postseason loss at Buffalo and less...

The Latest: New Zealand visitors must show negative test

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand will soon require that travelers from most countries show negative coronavirus tests before they leave for New Zealand. COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins says New Zealand is in a fortunate position to have stamped out community spread of the virus, but takes...

Colts' early end serves as motivation for better run in 2021

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich figured he'd spend Monday preparing for another game. So did his players. Instead, they started pondering their futures. After winning 11 games and sneaking into the playoffs for the second time since 2015, the Colts took no solace from pushing...

Reich remains focused on game with return to Buffalo looming

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Reich's heart never really left Buffalo. It was there where he orchestrated the largest comeback in NFL history, there where he won four straight AFC championships and there where he celebrated the births of two of his three daughters. So, of course, the Indianapolis Colts coach...

Colts' Rivers embraces his 7th, perhaps final, playoff run

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Six times, Philip Rivers led the the Chargers to the playoffs. Six times, he failed to reach the Super Bowl. The one time Rivers got close, he played with a serious injury. Now the 17-year veteran will get one more chance — perhaps his last — to earn that elusive Super...

Reich believes Colts have winning combination for playoffs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — From the start of training camp, Frank Reich kept insisting the Indianapolis Colts were a legitimate playoff team — and a real Super Bowl contender. He didn't waver when the running game got bogged down early in the season or when injuries took down one key contributor after...

Men's March Madness will be played entirely in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA is giving Indiana an exclusive ticket to showcase March Madness and the basketball-crazed state can't wait to take center stage this spring. The NCAA announced Monday that its showcase event — the Division I men's basketball tournament, all 67 games of it — will...

The NCAA will hold the entire 2021 men’s basketball tournament in Indiana, with most games taking place in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA will hold the entire 2021 men’s basketball tournament in Indiana, with most games taking place in Indianapolis.